Overview

This introduction to design and graphic techniques will help the designer increase his or her understanding of buildings and places through drawing.

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Author:   Brian Edwards (Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Denmark)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Spon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.90cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9780419186403

ISBN 10:   0419186409
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   18 November 1993
Audience:   Adult education ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Further / Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Replaced By:   9780415444149
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Introduction. Part One: Guiding principles. Chapter Two: Why draw? Chapter Three: Choosing the subject. Part Two: Techniques. Chapter Four: Perspective. Chapter Five: Line and shade. Chapter Six: Composition. Chapter Seven: The importance of practice. Chapter Eight: From sketch to plan making and documentary investigation. Chapter Nine: Sequential sketches. Part Three: Case studies in drawing. Chapter Ten: Towns, townscape and squares. Chapter Eleven: Streets, lanes and footpaths. Chapter Twelve: Landmarks, skyline and city image. Chapter Thirteen: Gateways, entrances and doorways. Chapter Fourteen: The facades of buildings. Chapter Fifteen: Machinery and the functional tradition. Chapter Sixteen: Landscape. Chapter Seventeen: Interiors. Chapter Eighteen: Colour. Chapter Nineteen: Using drawing to analyse an urban neighbourhood. Case study one: The merchant city. Case study two: the Bastide towns. Part Four: The way forward. Chapter Twenty: Exploration through the sketchbook - some suitable subjects. Chapter Twenty-one: From sketch to design. Further reading.

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